Matthew 22:8

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Summary

Matthew 22:8

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

The wedding

Matthew 22:4

But

Revelation 22:14

General references

Luke 14:24

Bible References

The wedding

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

But

"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.

But as for those who shall have been deemed worthy to find a place in that other age and in the Resurrection from among the dead, the men do not marry and the women are not given in marriage.

But beware of slumbering; and every moment pray that you may be fully strengthened to escape from all these coming evils, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles.

For these are a plain token of God's righteous judgement, which has in view your being deemed worthy of admission to God's Kingdom, for the sake of which, indeed, you are sufferers.

Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.

Blessed are those who wash their robes clean, that they may have a right to the Tree of Life, and may go through the gates into the city.

General references

For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"